Abstract：As the first African American female writer winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Toni Morrison has some famous works like The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Beloved. By combining Realism and Modernism in her works, she creates a new world in American literature. Her works mainly describe the miserable experience of African Americans, especially that of African American women. By analyzing the alienation of African American women and its reasons in The Bluest Eye, this paper aims to discuss the psychological problem and family tragedies under the influence of the mainstream culture.

Key words：The Bluest Eye; Alienation; The dominance of white culture

Contents

Abstract

摘要

Introduction-1

Chapter One Claudia’s Alienation-4

1.1The Manifestations of Claudia’s Confusion-4

1.2 The Reasons of Claudia’s Confusion-5

Chapter Two Pauline’s Alienation-6

2.1The Manifestations of Pauline’s Lost-self-6

2.2 The Reasons of Pauline’s Lost-self-8

Chapter Three Pecola’s Alienation-10

3.1The Manifestations of Pecola’s Madness-11

3.2 The Reasons of Pecola’s Madness.-12

Conclusion-15

Bibliography-17

Acknowledgments-19